the proposed willow oil project in the national petroleum reserve could pump up to 180,000 barrels of oil a day projected to bring in billions of dollars of revenue and create thousands of jobs but climate activists are pressuring the president to kill it. supporters of the project say it s critical to the state and country. the oil and gas sector represents the backbone of alaska. if the president is talking about supporting the backbone of this country, it starts with the states themselves. the willow project is studied as it has been could represent anywhere near about $10 million over the life of it to local communities and state government. it is critical. bill: they waited more than 20 years to see if it can happen. mark meredith has the lowdown from the white house. president biden spends time talking about renewable energy products. now a bipartisan delegation from alaska urging the white house to approve the oil project as soon as possible. friday the president
is this strategic partnership between russia and china is a serious one. china looks at the war in ukraine that if russia loses, it strengthens the hand of the united states and the west but also south korea, japan and australia also helping ukraine. that would make it much tougher for china to achieve its goals in the pacific region when it comes to taiwan. this is a serious relationship to be sure. the chancellor of germany recognizes that. bill: that statement out of beijing what was it more than a year ago, no limits, right, general? that was the phrase they agreed upon. we ll see whether or not that s the case. another story here from the wall street journal. pentagon seized giant cargo cranes at giant spying tools. china s concerns are paranoia driven. do you know much about this, sir? i don t know any of the